US20230013486A1 - Aerosol generating device and method for operating the same - Google Patents

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US20230013486A1
US20230013486A1 US17/270,757 US202017270757A US2023013486A1 US 20230013486 A1 US20230013486 A1 US 20230013486A1 US 202017270757 A US202017270757 A US 202017270757A US 2023013486 A1 US2023013486 A1 US 2023013486A1
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  • Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an aerosol generating device and an operation method for the same.
  • a weather environment including surrounding weather in which a smoking act is performed, is a factor that affects an amount of smoke generation and a degree of carbonization of a cigarette. Accordingly, when smoking is performed by using a cigarette in the related art, a smoking feeling provided through smoking may change depending on the surrounding weather environment.
  • an aerosol generating device including: a housing forming an exterior of the aerosol generating device, a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article inserted through a first surface of the housing, a battery electrically connected to the heater, a weather information sensor exposed through a second surface of the housing and configured to measure weather information regarding weather surrounding the housing, and a controller configured to adjust power supplied from the battery to the heater, wherein the controller may be further configured to determine, based on the weather information, at least one of a target temperature of a pre-heating section, in which a temperature of the heater increases, and a target temperature of a smoking section following the pre-heating section, and control an amount of power supplied from the battery to the heater such that the heater is heated according to the determined target temperature of the pre-heating section and the target temperature of the smoking section.
  • an amount of smoke and a degree of carbonization provided through an aerosol generating device may be maintained according to a preset profile. Accordingly, a user may be provided with a desired level of smoking feeling.
  • FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of an aerosol generating device and an aerosol generating article, according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of an aerosol generating device according to another embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an operation method of an aerosol generating device, according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is a first graph of a heating profile of an aerosol generating device, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a second graph of a heating profile of an aerosol generating device, according to an embodiment.
  • an aerosol generating device includes: a housing forming an exterior of the aerosol generating device; a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article inserted through a first surface of the housing; a battery electrically connected to the heater; a weather information sensor exposed through a second surface of the housing and configured to measure weather information surrounding the housing; and a controller configured to adjust power supplied from the battery to the heater, wherein the controller is further configured to determine, based on the weather information, at least one from among a target temperature of a pre-heating section in which a temperature of the heater increases, and a target temperature of a smoking section following the pre-heating section, and control an amount of the power supplied from the battery to the heater such that the heater is heated according to the at least one from among the target temperature of the pre-heating section and the target temperature of the smoking section that is determined.
  • the controller is further configured to decrease the target temperature of the pre-heating section based on the surrounding temperature increasing.
  • the weather information sensor includes a humidity sensor configured to measure a surrounding humidity
  • the controller is further configured to determine the target temperature of the smoking section based on the surrounding humidity.
  • the controller is further configured to decrease the target temperature of the smoking section based on the surrounding humidity increasing.
  • the aerosol generating device further includes a memory storing a plurality of profiles, in the smoking section, in which target temperatures of the smoking section are set differently, wherein the controller is further configured to select one from among the plurality of profiles in the smoking section based on the surrounding humidity.
  • a recessed space is formed on the second surface of the housing and accommodates the weather information sensor, and an opening of the recessed space is covered by a breathable mesh.
  • the first surface of the housing is located at a proximal end of the aerosol generating device that is configured to be towards a user when the user uses the aerosol generating device to generate aerosol
  • the second surface of the housing is located, at a distal end of the aerosol generating device that is configured to be away from the user when the user uses the aerosol generating device to generate the aerosol.
  • the aerosol generating device further includes: a heating chamber configured to receive the aerosol generating article; and a temperature sensor arranged on a side of the controller facing the heating chamber and configured to measure a temperature of the controller.
  • the aerosol generating device further includes a temperature sensor arranged adjacent to the battery and configured to measure a temperature of the battery.
  • the aerosol generating device further includes: a position sensor configured to obtain position information about a current position; and a communicator configured to receive weather information of the current position from an external server, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a heating profile based on the weather information, of the current position, received through the communicator.
  • an operation method of an aerosol generating device that generates aerosols by heating an aerosol generating article by using a heater.
  • the operation method is performed by the aerosol generating device and includes: measuring weather information regarding weather surrounding the aerosol generating device from a weather information sensor; determining, based on the weather information, at least one from among a target temperature of a pre-heating section of a heating profile and a target temperature of a smoking section following the pre-heating section; and heating the heater according to the heating profile.
  • the expression, “at least one of a, b, and c,” should be understood as including only a, only b, only c, both a and b, both a and c, both b and c, or all of a, b, and c.
  • an aerosol generating device may be a device that uses an aerosol generating material to generate aerosols that may be directly inhaled into a user's lungs through the user's mouth.
  • the aerosol generating device may be a holder.
  • the term “puff” may mean a user's inhalation, and the inhalation may mean a situation in which aerosols are drawn to the user's oral cavity, nasal cavity, or lungs through the user's mouth or nose.
  • FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of an aerosol generating device 100 and an aerosol generating article 200 , according to an embodiment.
  • an aerosol generating system may include the aerosol generating device 100 and the aerosol generating article 200 .
  • the aerosol generating system shown in FIG. 1 only some components of the present embodiment are shown. Therefore, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art related to the present embodiment that other general-purpose components may be further included in the aerosol generating system, in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may vaporize an aerosol generating material included in the aerosol generating article 200 and generate aerosols by heating the aerosol generating article 200 .
  • the generated aerosols are delivered to a user through the user's inhalation.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include a heating chamber 110 , a heater 120 , a battery 130 , a weather information sensor 140 , a controller 160 , a memory 170 , a communicator 180 , or the like.
  • the heating chamber 110 may be a space into which the aerosol generating article 200 is inserted and the inserted aerosol generating article 200 is heated by the heater 120 .
  • the heating chamber 110 may be an empty space formed in a housing forming an exterior of the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the aerosol generating material may be inserted into the heating chamber 110 or removed from the heating chamber 110 through an opening formed on one side of the housing.
  • the heating chamber 110 may be manufactured in a shape corresponding to the shape of the aerosol generating article 200 .
  • the heating chamber 110 may have a cylindrical shape in which an empty space extending in the one direction is formed.
  • the heating chamber 110 may include an insulating material to prevent heat transferred from the heating chamber 110 from being discharged to the outside.
  • the heater 120 may heat the aerosol generating article 200 inserted into the heating chamber 110 .
  • the heater 120 may be heated by power supplied from the battery 130 , and accordingly, the heater 120 may heat and vaporize the aerosol generating material.
  • the aerosol generating article 200 when the aerosol generating article 200 is a cigarette-type, at least a portion of a cigarette including the aerosol generating material may be inserted into the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the heater 120 may be located inside or outside the cigarette to heat the aerosol generating material.
  • the aerosol generating material when the aerosol generating article 200 is a cartridge-type, the aerosol generating material may be stored in a storage unit (not shown) of a cartridge (not shown).
  • the storage unit may transfer the stored aerosol generating material to an atomizer (not shown) along a capillary wick by using surface tension.
  • the heater 120 may be provided in an atomizer to heat the aerosol generating material.
  • the heater 120 may include all heaters which may be heated to a desired temperature for vaporizing aerosols.
  • the desired temperature may be preset in the aerosol generating device 100 or may be set as a desired temperature by a user.
  • the heater 120 may be an electric resistive heater.
  • the heater 120 may include an electrically conductive track, and the heater 120 may be heated when currents flow through the electrically conductive track.
  • the heater 120 may be an induction-heating-type heater.
  • the heater 120 may include an electrically conductive coil heating the aerosol generating material in an induction heating method, and a cigarette or a liquid cartridge may include a susceptor that may be heated by the heater 120 , that is an induction-type heater.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates that the heater 120 is arranged outside the aerosol generating article 200 , but is not limited thereto.
  • the heater 120 may include a tube-type heating element, a plate-type heating element, a needle-type heating element, or a rod-type heating element, and may heat the inside or the outside of the aerosol generating article 200 , according to the shape of the heating element.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include a plurality of the heater 120 .
  • the plurality of the heater 120 may be arranged to be inserted into the aerosol generating article 200 , or may be arranged outside the aerosol generating article 200 .
  • some of the plurality of the heater 120 may be arranged to be inserted into the aerosol generating article 200 , and the others of the plurality of the heater 120 may be arranged outside the aerosol generating article 200 .
  • the shape of the heater 120 is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 1 , and may be manufactured in various shapes.
  • the weather information sensor 140 may measure information about weather conditions surrounding the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the weather information sensor 140 may include sensors that measure various weather information such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, air volume, or the like.
  • the weather information sensor 140 may include a temperature sensor 142 and a humidity sensor 144 .
  • the temperature sensor 142 may measure a surrounding temperature of the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the surrounding temperature may be a temperature outside the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the surrounding temperature is a temperature of an atmosphere at which aerosols generated from the aerosol generating article 200 in the aerosol generating device 100 is discharged.
  • the temperature sensor 142 may be arranged outside the housing to measure the surrounding temperature, or may be located on a path through which external air is introduced.
  • the surrounding air is a factor that affects an amount of aerosols generation and a degree of carbonization of a tobacco material.
  • the surrounding temperature is high, properties of the tobacco material may be changed by heat to increase the degree of carbonization, and accordingly, aerosols generated from the aerosol generating device 100 may have an excessively burnt taste or a burnt flavor.
  • the surrounding temperature is low, the tobacco material is difficult to be sufficiently vaporized, and accordingly, the aerosols generated from the aerosol generating device 100 may not provide a rich smoking feeling.
  • the temperature sensor 142 may transmit a measured value of the surrounding temperature to the controller 160 , and the controller 160 may determine a heating profile for heating the aerosol generating article 200 based on the surrounding temperature.
  • the temperature sensor 142 may be a thermistor that uses a property in which resistance of a material changes according to temperature.
  • the temperature sensor 142 may measure a temperature by using thermal expansion of a liquid material according to the temperature.
  • the temperature sensor 142 may measure a temperature by using electromagnetic waves emitted according to a surface temperature.
  • the humidity sensor 144 may measure a surrounding humidity of the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the surrounding humidity is a humidity of an atmosphere at which aerosols generated from the aerosol generating article 200 in the aerosol generating device 100 are discharged.
  • the humidity sensor 144 may be arranged outside the housing to measure the surrounding humidity, or may be located on the path through which the external air is introduced.
  • the surrounding humidity is a factor that affects the amount of aerosols generation and the degree of carbonization of the tobacco material.
  • aerosols vaporized from the aerosol generating material may aggregate with atmospheric water vapors to increase an amount of smoke.
  • the surrounding humidity is low, because an amount of water vapors in the atmosphere is small when the aerosol generating material is vaporized, the amount of smoke may be reduced.
  • the humidity sensor 144 may transmit a measured value of the surrounding humidity to the controller 160 , and the controller may determine the heating profile for heating the aerosol generating article 200 based on the surrounding humidity.
  • the humidity sensor 144 may measure the surrounding humidity by using numerical changes in weight, capacity, length, or the like, which are indicated when organic substances such as hair, leather, wood, or the like or chemical drying agents absorb water vapor in the atmosphere.
  • the humidity sensor 144 may also be a psychrometer.
  • the controller 160 generally controls operations of the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the controller 160 may control not only operations of the battery 130 , the heater 120 , and the weather information sensor 140 , but also operations of other components included in the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the controller 160 may also check a state of each of the components of the aerosol generating device 100 to determine whether or not the aerosol generating device 100 is able to operate.
  • the controller 160 may determine a heating profile based on surrounding weather information obtained from the weather information sensor 140 .
  • the controller 160 may adjust a heating intensity of the aerosol generating material by adjusting power supplied from the battery 130 to the heater 120 according to the heating profile.
  • the heating profile is a data set recording an amount of change in a particular value controlled over time when the aerosol generating article 200 is heated.
  • the heating profile may be a data set of an amount of power supplied from the battery 130 to the heater 120 .
  • the heating profile may be a data set of a temperature value of the heater 120 that changes according to the power supplied to the heater 120 .
  • the heating profile may include a plurality of sections.
  • the heating profile may include a pre-heating section, a smoking section, a cooling section, or a combination thereof.
  • the controller 160 may select, from the memory 170 , at least one most suitable heating profile from among a plurality of heating profiles based on the surrounding temperature and the surrounding humidity. In other words, the controller 160 may adjust some values of the heating profile based on the surrounding temperature and the surrounding humidity.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may provide the user with an optimal smoking feeling determined by considering effects of the surrounding temperature and the surrounding humidity on the amount of aerosols generation and the degree of carbonization of the tobacco material.
  • the controller 160 determines the heating profile based on the surrounding temperature and the surrounding humidity, will be described in more detail later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 .
  • the controller 160 includes at least one processor.
  • a processor may be implemented as an array of a plurality of logic gates or may be implemented as a combination of a general-purpose microprocessor and the memory 170 in which a program executable in the microprocessor is stored. It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the processor may be implemented in other forms of hardware.
  • the battery 130 supplies electric power used for the aerosol generating device 100 to operate.
  • the battery 130 may supply power such that the heater 120 may be heated, and may supply power required for the controller 160 to operate.
  • the battery 130 may supply power to the weather information sensor 140 .
  • the battery 130 may supply power for operations of a display, a sensor, a motor, etc. mounted in the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the battery 130 may be electrically connected to an adapter, and the adapter may convert a direct current output from the battery 130 into an alternating current and output the same.
  • the memory 170 may receive and record information from components of the aerosol generating device 100 , the components including the controller 160 , the weather information sensor 140 , the communicator 180 , or the like.
  • the memory 170 may provide, upon request, information to a component of the aerosol generating device 100 , the component including the controller 160 .
  • the memory 170 may store programs, software, or the like for driving the aerosol generating device 100 in a form of code instructions or the like.
  • the memory 170 may store at least one heating profile.
  • the memory 170 may include at least one type of storage medium from among a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type memory (for example, secure digital (SD) or extreme digital (XD) memory, etc.), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.
  • a flash memory type for example, secure digital (SD) or extreme digital (XD) memory, etc.
  • RAM random access memory
  • SRAM static random access memory
  • ROM read-only memory
  • EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
  • PROM programmable read-only memory
  • the aerosol generating system may include a position sensor.
  • the position sensor may obtain position information about a current position of the aerosol generating device 100 through a global navigation satellite system (GNSS).
  • GNSS global navigation satellite system
  • the position sensor may include, for example, a global positioning system (GPS) system.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • the position sensor may receive position information from a satellite and process the position information to transmit the same to the controller 160 .
  • the communicator 180 may transmit and receive information through communication with an external server and devices.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may access the Internet or perform short-range communication through the communicator 180 .
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may, through the communicator 180 , receive update information on the heating profile and update information on a driving program of the aerosol generating device 100 .
  • the communicator 180 may be a transmitter and/or a receiver which may include any one or combination of a digital modem, a radio frequency (RF) modem, a WiFi chip, and related software and/or firmware.
  • RF radio frequency
  • the external server may include a server providing weather information of a particular position.
  • the external server may provide various weather information including a rainfall probability, an amount of rainfall and UV index, a discomfort index, a heat index, a sensible temperature, atmospheric diffusion index, or the like.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may provide position information about a current position to the external server through the communicator 180 , and may receive weather information including the surrounding temperature and surrounding humidity of the current position from the external server.
  • the controller 160 may determine the heating profile based on the weather information.
  • the controller 160 may determine the heating profile by considering a surrounding temperature value and a surrounding humidity value which are measured through the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 , and the weather information obtained through the external server.
  • the controller 160 may correct the surrounding temperature value and the surrounding humidity value which are measured through the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 by using the weather information obtained through the external server. For example, when operations of the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 are inaccurate, the controller 160 may determine the heating profile by considering only the weather information obtained through the external server.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may further include general-purpose components in addition to the battery 130 , the heater 120 , the temperature sensor 142 , and the humidity sensor 144 .
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include a display capable of outputting visual information and/or a motor configured to output haptic information, a charge terminal configured to charge the battery 130 , or the like.
  • the motor may notify, through vibration, that heating of the heater 120 is completed.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include a light-emitting diode (LED) and may display an operating state of the heater 120 through the LED.
  • LED light-emitting diode
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include at least one sensor (a puff detecting sensor, a cigarette insertion detecting sensor, or the like).
  • the controller 160 may, through the puff detecting sensor, check the presence or absence of a user's puff and an intensity of a puff, and may count the number of puffs.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include an input unit (not shown). As a user input is received through the input unit, an operation of the aerosol generating device 100 may be controlled.
  • the aerosol generating article 200 may be a cigarette-type extending in one direction.
  • the aerosol generating article 200 may include a tobacco rod including the aerosol generating material, a cooling rod cooling aerosols, and a filter rod filtering impurities, and the tobacco rod and the filter rod may be packaged via at least one wrapper.
  • the tobacco rod may include the aerosol generating material.
  • the aerosol generating material may include at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, and oleyl alcohol, but it is not limited thereto.
  • the aerosol generating material may include other additives, such as flavors, a wetting agent, and/or organic acid.
  • a flavored liquid, such as menthol or a moisturizer may be added to the aerosol generating material.
  • the tobacco rod may be manufactured in various forms.
  • the tobacco rod may be formed as a sheet or a strand.
  • the tobacco rod may be formed as a pipe tobacco, which is formed of tiny bits cut from a tobacco sheet.
  • the tobacco rod may be surrounded by a heat conductive material.
  • the heat conductive material may be, but is not limited to, a metal foil such as aluminum foil.
  • the heat conductive material surrounding the tobacco rod may uniformly distribute heat to the tobacco rod, and thus, the heat conductivity applied to the tobacco rod may be increased and a taste of the tobacco may be improved.
  • the heat conductive material surrounding the tobacco rod may function as a susceptor heated by the induction-heating-type heater 120 .
  • the tobacco rod may further include an additional susceptor, in addition to the heat conductive material surrounding the exterior thereof.
  • the filter rod may include a cellulose acetate filter. Shapes of the filter rod are not limited.
  • the filer rod may include a cylinder-type rod or a tube-type rod having a hollow inside.
  • the filter rod may include a recess-type rod. When the filter rod includes a plurality of segments, at least one of the plurality of segments may have a different shape.
  • the aerosol generating article 200 may be a cartridge-type including a liquid aerosol generating material.
  • the aerosol generating article 200 may include a storage space in which the liquid aerosol generating material is accommodated, a wick transporting the aerosol generating material from the storage space, the heater 120 surrounding the wick and heating the aerosol generating material absorbed in the wick, a contact terminal connecting the heater 120 and the battery 130 , or the like.
  • FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of the aerosol generating device 100 according to another embodiment.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include the housing forming the exterior.
  • the components of the aerosol generating device 100 such as the heater 120 , the controller 160 , the battery 130 , or the like, may be accommodated in the housing.
  • the housing may be integrally manufactured or may be formed by a plurality of parts and assembled. The housing may extend in one direction and may be easily gripped with one hand.
  • the heating chamber 110 may be arranged on one side or one surface 100 a of the housing.
  • the aerosol generating article 200 may be inserted into the heating chamber 110 .
  • the one surface 100 a of the housing is a proximal end proximate to the user.
  • the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 may be arranged on the other side or other surface 100 b of the housing that is opposite to the one side or the one surface 100 a of the housing.
  • the other side or the other surface 100 b of the housing is a distal end apart from the user.
  • the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 may be arranged on the other side 100 b of the housing to measure the surrounding temperature and the surrounding humidity by minimizing effects of heating of the heating chamber 110 .
  • only one of the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 may be arranged on the other side 100 b of the housing.
  • a recessed space 190 which is an empty space inside the housing, may be formed on the other side 100 b of the housing. Sensors including the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 may be accommodated in the recessed space 190 . According to embodiments, only one of the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 may be accommodated in the recessed space 190 .
  • the recessed space 190 may protect the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 accommodated therein. External air may be introduced in the recessed space 190 through an opening of the recessed space 190 , and the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 may measure the surrounding temperature and the surrounding humidity.
  • the opening of the recessed space 190 may be covered by a mesh 192 , which is breathable.
  • the external air may pass through the mesh 192 and be introduced in the recessed space 190 .
  • the mesh 192 may block foreign materials from invading into the recessed space 190 .
  • the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 arranged in the recessed space 190 may be connected to the same sensor controller to be provided in a single sensor assembly.
  • the sensor controller of the sensor assembly may be commonly connected to the temperature sensor 142 and the humidity sensor 144 , and the sensor controller may receive both of the surrounding temperature value and the surrounding humidity value.
  • the sensor controller may transmit the surrounding temperature value and the surrounding humidity value to the controller 160 . Accordingly, a simple and compact packaging is possible, and power consumption may be saved.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include a temperature sensor 152 that measures a temperature in the heating chamber 110 .
  • the temperature sensor 152 may measure a temperature of the heater 120 based on a change in a resistance value.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may monitor whether the heating chamber 110 or the heater 120 is heated to a target temperature according to the heating profile by measuring a temperature in the heating chamber 110 through the temperature sensor 152 .
  • the temperature of the heating chamber 110 or the heater 120 measured by the temperature sensor 152 is transmitted to the controller 160 .
  • the controller 160 may adjust an amount of power such that a temperature value of the heating chamber 110 or the heater 120 matches a target temperature value of the heating profile.
  • the controller 160 may determine the heating chamber 110 or the heater 120 is overheated and stop the heating profile or operate an emergency heating profile that lowers a heating intensity.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include a temperature sensor 154 measuring a temperature of the controller 160 or around the controller 160 . As the aerosol generating material is heated in the heating chamber 110 , heat in the heating chamber 110 may be transferred to the controller 160 .
  • the temperature sensor 154 may measure and monitor the temperature of the controller 160 by considering characteristics of an electronic device vulnerable to heat.
  • the temperature of the controller 160 measured by the temperature sensor 154 may be transmitted to the controller 160 , and when a temperature value of the controller 160 is outside of a predetermined range, the controller 160 may determine that the controller 160 is overheated and stop the heating profile or operate the emergency heating profile that lowers a heating intensity.
  • the temperature sensor 154 may be arranged between the heating chamber 110 and the controller 160 .
  • the temperature sensor 154 may be arranged on one side of the controller 160 facing the heating chamber 110 .
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may include a temperature sensor 156 , arranged close to the battery 130 , that measures a temperature of the battery 130 or around the battery 130 . As the aerosol generating material is heated in the heating chamber 110 , the heat in the heating chamber 110 may be transferred to the battery 130 .
  • the temperature sensor 156 may measure and monitor the temperature of the battery 130 to prevent explosion of the battery 130 that may occur when the battery 130 is overheated.
  • the temperature of the battery 130 measured by the temperature sensor 156 may be transmitted to the controller 160 , and when a temperature value of the battery 130 is out of a predetermined range, the controller 160 may determine that the battery 130 is overheated and stop the heating profile or operate the emergency heating profile that lowers a heating intensity.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an operation method of the aerosol generating device 100 according to an embodiment
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are graphs of an example heating profile of the aerosol generating device 100 , according to an embodiment.
  • the operation method of the aerosol generating device 100 includes an operation method in which the aerosol generating device 100 selects and directly uses at least one of a plurality heating profiles stored in the memory 170 , an operation method of autonomously modifying a portion of the heating profiles stored in the memory 170 , and an operation method of generating the heating profiles to be stored in the memory 170 .
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may obtain the surrounding weather information from the weather information sensor 140 (S 1100 ). Contents of the weather information sensor 140 described with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2 may be applied to an operation S 1100 , but is not limited thereto.
  • the weather information sensor 140 includes the temperature sensor 142 measuring the surrounding temperature and the humidity sensor 144 measuring the surrounding humidity.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may determine at least one of a temperature of a pre-heating section of the heating profile and a target temperature of a smoking section, according to the surrounding weather information (S 1200 ). This will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • the heating profile may include a plurality of sections.
  • the heating profile may be formed by pre-heating section A 1 , a smoking section A 2 , a cooling section (not shown), or a combination thereof.
  • the heating profile may include the pre-heating section A 1 in which the temperature of the heater 120 increases.
  • the temperature of the heater 120 may rise from room temperature to a target temperature (e.g. Ta 1 , Ta 2 , or Ta 3 ) which is a temperature at which the aerosol generating material is easily vaporized.
  • a target temperature e.g. Ta 1 , Ta 2 , or Ta 3
  • the temperature of the heater 120 may decrease by a predetermined range after reaching the target temperature (e.g. Ta 1 , Ta 2 , or Ta 3 ).
  • the heating profile may include the smoking section A 2 following the pre-heating section A 1 .
  • a sufficient amount of the aerosol generating material may be vaporized to provide the user with a rich smoking feeling.
  • the temperature of the heater 120 may be generally reduced.
  • the smoking section A 2 may include a maintenance section in which the temperature of the heater 120 is maintained for a predetermined time and a descending section in which the temperature of the heater 120 decreased by a predetermined range.
  • the temperature of the heater 120 may gradually or stepwise decrease according to a combination of the maintenance section and the descending section.
  • the heating profile may include, following the smoking section A 2 , a cooling section in which the temperature of the heater 120 decreases.
  • the temperature of the heater 120 may be cooled to room temperature or a particular temperature.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may determine the target temperature (e.g. one of target temperatures Ta 1 , Ta 2 , or Ta 3 ) in of the pre-heating section Al based on the surrounding temperature.
  • the surrounding temperature is a factor that affects the amount of aerosols generation and the degree of carbonization of a tobacco material.
  • the surrounding temperature is high, the properties of the tobacco material may be changed by heat to increase the degree of carbonization, and accordingly, aerosols generated from the aerosol generating device 100 may have an excessively burnt taste or a burnt flavor.
  • the surrounding temperature is low, the tobacco material is difficult to be sufficiently vaporized, and accordingly, the aerosols generated from the aerosol generating device 100 may not provide a rich smoking feeling.
  • the pre-heating section A 1 is a section determining a temperature at which the aerosol generating material is heated by increasing the temperature of the heater 120 , and the target temperature of the pre-heating section A 1 is a factor affecting the degree of carbonization of the tobacco material.
  • the target temperature of the pre-heating section A 1 is above a predetermined range, the tobacco material may be carbonized and have a burnt taste or a burnt flavor.
  • the target temperature is less than a predetermined range, the tobacco material is difficult to provide a rich smoking feeling.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may adjust the degree of carbonization of the tobacco material within an optimum range by adjusting the target temperature of the pre-heating section A 1 based on the surrounding temperature. For example, the aerosol generating device 100 may decrease the target temperature of the pre-heating section A 1 as the surrounding temperature increases. Further, the aerosol generating device 100 may increase the target temperature of the pre-heating section A 1 as the surrounding temperature decreases.
  • the memory 170 may store a plurality of profiles Pa 1 , Pa 2 , and Pa 3 in which target temperatures Ta 1 , Ta 2 , and Ta 3 of the pre-heating section A 1 are differently set.
  • the controller 160 may select at least one of the plurality of profiles Pa 1 , Pa 2 , and Pa 3 from the memory 170 based on the surrounding temperature.
  • the controller 160 may select the profile Pa 3 having a low target temperature Ta 3 of the pre-heating section A 1 from among the plurality of profiles Pa 1 , Pa 2 , and Pa 3 .
  • the controller 160 may select the profile Pal having a high target temperature Ta 1 of the pre-heating section A 1 from among the plurality of profiles Pa 1 , Pa 2 , and Pa 3 .
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may determine a target temperature (e.g. one of target temperatures Tb 1 , Tb 2 , Tb 3 ) of the smoking section A 2 based on the surrounding humidity.
  • the controller 160 may decrease the target temperature of the smoking section A 2 as the surrounding humidity increases. Further, the controller 160 may increase the target temperature of the smoking section A 2 as the surrounding humidity decreases.
  • the surrounding humidity is a factor that affects the amount of aerosols generation and the degree of carbonization of the tobacco material.
  • aerosols vaporized from the aerosol generating material may aggregate with atmospheric water vapors to increase the amount of smoke.
  • the surrounding humidity is low, because the amount of water vapors in the atmosphere is small when the aerosol generating material is vaporized, the amount of smoke may be reduced.
  • the smoking section A 2 is a section for generating aerosols, and the target temperature (e.g. one of target temperatures Tb 1 , Tb 2 , Tb 3 ) of the smoking section A 2 is a factor that affects the amount of aerosols generation.
  • the target temperature of the smoking section A 2 is equal to or greater than a predetermined range, an amount or heat energy supplied increases, and accordingly, the amount of aerosols generation and the amount of smoke may increase.
  • the target temperature of the smoking section A 2 is less than a predetermined range, the amount of heat energy supplied decreases, and accordingly, the amount of aerosols generation and the amount of smoke may decrease.
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may adjust the amount of aerosols generation within an optimal range by adjusting the target temperature of the smoking section A 2 based on the surrounding humidity. For example, the aerosol generating device 100 may decrease the target temperature of the smoking section A 2 as the surrounding humidity increases. Further, the aerosol generating device 100 may increase the target temperature of the smoking section A 2 as the surrounding humidity decreases.
  • the memory 170 may store a plurality of profiles Pb 1 , Pb 2 , and Pb 3 in which target temperatures Tb 1 , Tb 2 , and Tb 3 of the smoking section A 2 are differently set.
  • the controller 160 may select at least one of the plurality of profiles Pb 1 , Pb 2 , and Pb 3 from the memory 170 based on the surrounding humidity. When the surrounding humidity is equal to or greater than a predetermined humidity, the controller 160 may select the profile Pb 3 having a low target temperature Tb 3 of the smoking section A 2 from among the plurality of profiles Pb 1 , Pb 2 , and Pb 3 .
  • the controller 160 may select the profile Pb 1 having a high target temperature Tb 1 of the smoking section A 2 from among the plurality of profiles Pb 1 , Pb 2 , and Pb 3 .
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may determine characteristics of a heating profile, such as the target temperature (e.g. one of target temperatures Ta 1 , Ta 2 , Ta 3 ) of the pre-heating section A 1 and the target temperature (e.g. one of target temperatures Tb 1 , Tb 2 , Tb 3 ) of the smoking section A 2 , based on the surrounding weather information including the surrounding temperature and surrounding humidity. Accordingly, the aerosol generating device 100 may provide an optimal smoking feeling even when there is a change in the surrounding weather information.
  • the target temperature e.g. one of target temperatures Ta 1 , Ta 2 , Ta 3
  • the target temperature e.g. one of target temperatures Tb 1 , Tb 2 , Tb 3
  • the aerosol generating device 100 may provide an optimal smoking feeling even when there is a change in the surrounding weather information.

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